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Les Alpes de la Méditerranée (Monaco)

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Les Alpes de la Méditerranée is part of a transnational serial site focused on the geologic features of a still active mountain chain, not yet collapsed or eroded, that is cut transversely by an ocean basin, and that bears witness to three successive geological cycles. The Monégasque portion of the site focuses on a marine portion of the continental margin between Villefranche sur Mer, Monaco, and Vintimiglia, Italy. This offshore underwater section, from Cap Ferrat to Canyon de la Roya, shows the transverse laceration of the Alps by a younger oceanic basin.

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First published: 19/09/20.

Els Slots

Les Alpes De La Méditerranée (Monaco)

Les Alpes de la Méditerranée (Monaco) (On tentative list)

Les Alpes de la Méditerranée (Monaco) by Els Slots

Monaco was my penultimate country to visit in Europe (only Moldova is left now). This tiny city-state has no WHS but it does have a transboundary candidate: the Mediterranean Alps. Monaco has been heading this proposal, allowing its partners Italy and France to have another go in the same year. In 2019, the 3 countries withdrew their nomination after a negative advice by IUCN. The idea is still alive though, it has a dedicated website and news reports suggest that they are aiming for the WHC of 2021.

When I zoomed into what this site entails for Monaco, it transpired that the Principality only participates in 1 of the 8 locations that comprise this TWHS. Furthermore, its contribution is only marine and that marine zone starts way off Monaco’s coast, kilometers far into the territorial waters. Probably because otherwise the anchored yachts of a Saudi prince or Roman Abramovich would have been affected or Prince Albert’s land reclamation efforts disturbed? To consider this a Monégasque nomination is a farce in my opinion.

To get a feel anyway for location 6 of this TWHS, the territorial waters between Cap Ferrat and Canyon della Roya, I hiked from the train station of Carnolès to Monte Carlo via Cap-Martin. Here, a few "Caps" or headlands border the nominated sea area. I used the former custom officer’s path, which has been relabelled ‘Promenade le Corbusier’ as it passes his Le Cabanon.

The day before I had already noticed how hot it …

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